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Sep 19, 20242 min read
Japan says Chinese carrier entered its contiguous waters for first time
TOKYO/TAIPEI - A Chinese aircraft carrier entered Japan's contiguous waters for the first time on Wednesday, Japan's defence ministry...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Death toll in Vietnam from typhoon impacts rises to 226, as pressure eases in Hanoi
HANOI/THAI NGUYEN - The death toll in Vietnam from typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 226 on Thursday,...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Hanoi flooded by swollen river as Typhoon Yagi leaves 179 dead
HANOI - Vietnam's capital of Hanoi evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River as its waters rose to a 20-year high,...
Aug 29, 20241 min read
Chinese Embassy in Philippines protests remarks made by Japan ambassador concerning South China Sea dispute
BEIJING - China's embassy in the Philippines on Thursday said it had sent a diplomatic note of protest to the Japanese embassy in the...
Aug 27, 20241 min read
Philippines says China is 'biggest disruptor' of peace in the region
MANILA - The Philippines' Defence Minister said on Tuesday that China is the biggest disruptor of international peace in the region....
Aug 27, 20243 min read
Philippines says China's South China Sea moves aggressive, illegal
MANILA - The Philippine government slammed China on Monday for "repeated aggressive, unprofessional and illegal" actions in the South...
Aug 27, 20245 min read
Exclusive-China spent $15.3 billion on Pacific exercises in 2023, internal Taiwan estimates show
TAIPEI - China spent about $15 billion, or 7% of its defence budget, on exercises in the Western Pacific in 2023, according to a...
Aug 20, 20242 min read
Philippine says China coast guard are hindering confidence-building
MANILA - The Philippines on Tuesday said China's coast guard was not helping efforts to build confidence in the South China Sea, after...
Aug 20, 20242 min read
China and Vietnam sign 14 deals from rail to crocodiles after leaders meet
BEIJING - China and Vietnam signed 14 documents spanning cross-border railways to crocodile exports on Monday, after Chinese President Xi...
Aug 12, 20242 min read
Philippines urges China to de-escalate tensions after air incident over Scarborough Shoal
MANILA - The Philippines urged Beijing on Monday to heed calls to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea after what it described as...
Aug 4, 20242 min read
Vietnam's president takes top job as Communist Party chief
HANOI - Vietnamese President To Lam was named on Saturday to the nation's top position, general secretary of the ruling Communist Party...
Jul 25, 20242 min read
Indonesia presses Myanmar on peace commitments as ASEAN ministers meet
Indonesia's foreign minister at a regional meeting on Thursday called out warring camps in Myanmar over their refusal to agree to...
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